Apparatus for vaporizing and burning hydrocarbon oils



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J. L; STYRON. APPARATUS FOR VAPORIZING AND BURNING H YDROGARBON OIL-S.No. 425,009. Pa4tentedAp1n8, 1890.

WITNESSES. INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' JOHN L. STYRON, OF NEWARK, OHIO.

APPARATUS FOR VAPORIZING AND BUBNlNG HYDROCARBON OILS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,009, dated April 8,1890.

Application filed October 9, 1889- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN L. STYRON, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Newark, in the county of Licking and State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Ap paratus for Vaporizing andBurning Hydrocarbon Oils, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an apparatus for vaporizing hydrocarbon oils tobe used for fuel purposes, and applied to any stove, grate, or apparatusWhere heat may be desired for cooking, heating purposes, or forgenerating steam.

It consists of metal frames F F, with chambers E, G, L, and M cast inthe same; a series of pipes or retorts H and of purifying-pipes I;mixing-pipes J; burnerorjetpipesK;heating- -pan N, partially filled withasbestus; metal or composite frame or jacket P, surrounding theapparatus; top or diffusing plate Q, made of metal, fire-clay, orcarbon, with perforations Q through it; safety-valve R, located in topof apparatus; feed-pipe of metal attached at one end to oil-tank and atthe other end to the apparatus,passin g through the frame orj acket P;needle-valve D, which is located in feedpipe O.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.-

Figure 1 in the drawings is a perspective view of astove, showingitsfrontbroken away, and showing my improved apparatus therein as appliedinthe art. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the device, takenon line a b of Fig. 6. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line 0 dof Fig. 6. Fig. 4 is transverse section taken on line e f of Fig. 6.Fig. 5 is a horizontal longitudinal section taken on lines It i of Figs.2, 3, and 4. Fig. 6 is aplan view of the apparatus.

A, Fig. 1, shows the apparatus as applied to an ordinary cook-stove; B,oil-tank, which may be placed wherever desired, the oil being conductedto the apparatus through feedpipe 0, which is attached to the lower partof the apparatus in frame F, as shown in Fig. 2; D, needle-valve infeed-pipe c, for the purpose of allowing the oil to flow into theoilchamber E below the line h o', as shown in Fig. 2; E, oil-chamberlocated in lower portion of frame F, as shown in' Fig. 4, for receivingthe oil from feed-pipe c; F, frame (or casting) into Serial No. 826.526.(No model.)

which are cast chambers E and'G, as shown in Fig. 2; 'F, frame (orcasting) into which are cast chambers'L and M, the two frames beingconnected by the generating-pipes or retorts H, purifying-pipes I, andmixing-pipes J, as shown in Fig. 2; G, gas-chamber located in upperportion of frame F, for receiving the gas as it passes from thepurifying-pipes I and conducting the same into the mixingpipes J, asshown in Fig. 4.

H represents retorts or generating-pipes, to one end of which isattached frame F at oilchamber E. To the other end of said pipes isattached frame F at chamber M, as shown in Fig. 2, (relative positionshown in Figs. 3 and 4;) I, purifying-pipes filled with bits of carbonfor purifying the gas as it passes thropgh them, the pipes beingattached at each end to frames F F at chambers M and G, as shown in Fig.2. (Relative position also shown in Figs. 3 and 4.)

J represents mixing-pipes, to one end of which is attached frame F atthe upper part of chamber G. To the other end of the pipes is attachedframe F at top of chamber L, as shown in Fig. 2, (relative position alsoshown in Figs. 3 and 4;) K, burner or jet pipe, which is attached at oneend to lower part of chamber L, located in lower end of frame F andlying in heating-pan N, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 5, the other ends ofpipes or jets being closed by caps s, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 5; L,gas-chamber in frame F, which receives the gas from the mixing-pipes Jand conducts it to the burner or jet pipe K, as shown in Fig. 2 M,gas-chamber in frame F, which receives the gas from the retort orgeneratingpipes H and conducts it to the purifying-pipes J, as shown inFig. 2; N,heating-pan,partially filled with asbestus, which acts as anabsorbent for the oil, into which the burner orjetpipe is laid, as shownin Figs. 2, 3, and 5 0, screws which pass through the heating-pan N andinto the frames F F, for the purpose of holding the said pan inposition, and .by removing the screws any sediment which may accumulatein the bottom of the chambers E and L may be removed, as shown in Fig.2; P, metal or composite frame or jacket for placing the apparatus inwhen placed in position, for use in either stove-grate, furnace, orother apparatus where heat is desired, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 5; Q,diffusing or top plate, made of metal, fire-clay, or carbon, andperforated with holes Q, the plate resting on or against the tops ofjackets P, as shown in- Figs. 2, 3, and 6; R, safety-valve passingthrough top plate Q and in the frame F at chamber L, as shown in Figs.1, 3, and 6.

The method of generating gas from hydrocarbon oils for fuel purposesbythe use of the above-named apparatus is obtained by letting oil inthrough the valve D until the pan N is partially filled with the oil,close the valve D, and ignite the oil in the pan N, and the heat thusproduced will heat the retorts or generating-pipes ll lying just overthe flame from the pan, thereby generating gas from the oil whichremains in the oil-chamber E and in the generating-pipes II. The gasthus generated passes through the chamber M, thence into and through the1uirifying-pi1i es I into the receiving-chamber G, thence into andthrough the mixing-pipes J into the 0011- ducting-ehamber L, down thesame to burner or jetpipe K, where it is ignited by the flame from thepan N. The heat from the gas so ignited passes up between and around thevarious pipes H, I, and J through the perforations Q in the top ordiffusing plate Q, where it is utilized for fuel for any desired purposewhere heat is desired for cooking, heating purposes, or generating ofsteam. The heat from the gas, as it passes from the burner or jet K upbetween and around the various pipes, keeps the generating-pipes orretorts hot to a suflicient degree to generate gas from the oil, whichcan be let into the oil-chamber E by turning on the oil at theneedle-valve D. The [low of the gas can be governed to the requiredamount by the amount of oil allowed to flow through the feed-pipe c bymeans of the needle-valve .D. If there should be by any cause a largeramount of gas than could be consumed by reason of size of burner or jetpipe K to such an extent as to render explosion liable, the extrapressure of gas in the chamber L would cause the safety-valve R to open,thereby allowing the surplus gas to escape into the flame above theplate Q. lly removing the screws 0 any sediment which may accumulate inthe bottom of the chambers E and L can be removed The oil-tank may beplaced at any convenient place and be made of anydesired size or shape,and the oil can be conducted by means of pipes to any part of the houseor place so desired.

The apparatus can be made of any shape or size to suit the placerequired to beheated, or any n umber of generating-pipes or retorts,burners, or jets desired, according to the amount of gas required, canbe used. By the use of the device as described no steam is required toconvert the oil into good fuel-gas.

XV hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an apparatus for vaporizing and burning hydrocarbon oils, theoil-vaporizer consisting of the hollow end frames F F, each divided intotwo chambers by suitable division-plates, pipes II I J, connecting theend plates together and communicating with the respective chambers inthe end plates, forming a continuous zigzag vaporizing and heatingchamber, a burner-pipe connected to the final chamber in the end plateand extended beneath the series of connecting-pi ms, in combination witha suitable oil supply, the drip-pan and SflllOllllLlll'lg jacket,substantially as described.

JOHN L. S"YRON.

Witnesses:

A. 1). Ron, W. 1. YOUNG.

